Many Greek plays contain several complex female characters; Aeschylus is a playwright whom incorporates a very complex female character, Clytemnestra in his play Agamemnon. ... In the play Agamemnon, Clytemnestra is more powerful and intelligent than any of the men in the play. ... Clytemnestra uses her charm as a weapon as she persuades Agamemnon to step up to the red carpet and face his murder. ... The mention of Aegisthus leads Clytemnestra to justify the murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra due to Agamemnon's infidelity; however, Clytemnestra herself is also guilty of this, thus cancelli...

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Yet, in the Oresteia, the story of Agamemnon revolves around human sacrifice as a secondary motif. ... And because Agamemnon is blinded by his determination for his Army's success, he commits the sacrifice fervently. ... In tradition with other works by Aeschylus, the corruption of sacrifice taints all interaction. ... The irrevocable acts in Agamemnon produce a series of consequential events that essentially aid in stabilizing the city's foundation. ... Strong discipline, in Ancient Greece, prevented chaos and disorder as can be seen in Agamemnon. ...

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Furthermore, in studying Aeschylus's Agamemnon we can see something very different from Oedipus the King but with the same idea that violence is not the center of the tragedy and does not have to be staged. In Agamemnon, unlike Oedipus the King the chorus does not give such a vivid description but we do have the offstage screaming: "Ah, I am struck a deadly blow and deep within! ... (Agamemnon 1343-5) There is still no description of Agamemnon's death, all the audience have to feed off is his painful cries and the confusion and terror of the chorus listening on stage. ... It is key t...

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